False believers, whose faith is shallow and performative, or against the teachings of Christ (like, for example, the prosperity gospel). Real big “sucks to suck” energy in Revelations.
‘Trick’ requires some form of effective deception. That’s not what’s happening, the are just evil ass people who are voting for evil ass shit. They know what he claims and take him seriously enough to kill people about it.
Isn’t that part of the story tho? That he tricks believers?
False believers, whose faith is shallow and performative, or against the teachings of Christ (like, for example, the prosperity gospel). Real big “sucks to suck” energy in Revelations.
Not that they were tricked specifically that they weren’t tricked, that they simply chose to follow and bore his mark.
‘Trick’ requires some form of effective deception. That’s not what’s happening, the are just evil ass people who are voting for evil ass shit. They know what he claims and take him seriously enough to kill people about it.